Dispensing- apparatus



l lUOJTKOQ J. RQ SCALES AND L. M. WILSON.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION'HLED'APR. 21, I92].

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

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' J. R. SCALES AND L. M. WILSON.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.21. 1 921.

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J. R. SCALES AND L. M. WILSON.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-21' 1921.

Patented Dec. 20; 1921 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat ntgfl DQQ. 2Q}, 1921 Applicationfiled April 21, 1921. Serial No. 463,352.

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that we, Jonx R. Scams and Lonsrn M. VILSON, citizens of theUnited States. residing. respectively. at Indianapolis and Bloomington.in the counties respectively, of Marion and Monroe. State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Dispensing Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to dispensing apparatus, its primary object beingto provide means whereby peanut butter or like material can be removedfrom its container and dispensed in desired quantities at will.

A further object is to provide dispensing apparatus which is simple andcompact in construction, which keeps the material fully protected at alltimes, and which can be operated easily.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scopeof'whatis claimed.

, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings- Figure l is a central vertical section through theapparatus.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-'2.Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by cha acters of reference 1 designates a ringlike base mounted on supports 2. This base is adapted to be engaged byand support an annular flange 3 extending around the upper portion of ahopper 4. this hopper being extended through the base 1 and having anoutlet 5 toward which all portions of the bottom of the hopper areinclined. This outlet opens into a trough 6 having a discharge pipe 7provided with a closure 8. A shaft 9 is journaled in one end of thetrough and also within a supporting bracket 10 and that portion of theshaft located within the trough is provided with a feed worm 11. A crank12 or other suitable means may be provided for rotating the shaft 9 sothat any material directed into the trough 6 can A cross strip 18 issecured to the bottom of i the hopper and extends transverselv under thetubular shaft 14. Secured to this strip so as to be held againstrotation is the lower end of a stem 19 which extends upwardlv throughthe tubular shaft 1st and upwardly beyond the level of the base 1. Thegreater portion of this shaft is screw threaded as indicated at 20 and acollar .21 is provided on the stem and laps the cross-head 15 so as toprevent the stem from shifting longitudinally in one direction relativeto the tubular shaft 14.

' An elongated yoke 22 is secured a-tits terminals to the cross-head 15and has its arms parallel with and spaced equal distances from the stem19 the intermediate portions of this yoke being journaled on the upperend of the stem as indicated at 23. The arms of'the stem can be madeangular in cross section and these armsextend through openings 24 formedwithin oppositely extending inclined blades 25. The blades are connectedat their inner ends as shown at 26. the connecting portions beingmounted on and engaging the threaded portion 20 ofthe stem 19.

The flange 3 is provided at its periphery with. an upstanding rib QT anddetachably mounted on the base is a housing 2 the lower end of which issurrounded by the rib while the upper end is adapted to support a cover29. The. housing QQ'can be provided with oppositely disposed outwardlyofiset portions forming channels 30.

In using the apparatus herein described the cover 29 isremoved or. ifpreferred. the entire housing 28 can be taken off of the base supportedflange 3. A container U, filled with the material to be dispensed. isplaced in an inverted position upon the flange 3 with the stem 19 andthe yoke 22 projecting upwardly into the material and -with the blades25 located below the 'sur '9 motion will be transmitted to the tubularshaft 14 and also to the worm 11. Whenshaft '14 is revolved the yoke 22rotates therewith and causes the inclined blades 25 also to rotate. Theadvancing edges of these blades will engage the surface portion of thecontents of the container and shave off a thickness of the material sothat it will fall into the ho per 4 and .be directed to the trough 5.ere the worm 11 will compress the material in'the spout 7, .so that byopening the closure 8 a portion "of the materlal can be ejected from themachine. As the blades 25 rotate they travel upwardly along thestationary threaded stem so t at the material will be properly cut intoby the blades during repeated rotations of the blades.

What is claimed is 1. In dispensing apparatus-the combination with ahopper and expelling means mounted for movement within the hopper, ofmeans for supporting an inverted container above the hopper, and meansactuated by the operation of the expelling means for cutting materialfrom the exposed surface of the contents of the inverted container anddirecting the same into the hopper.

2. 'In dispensing apparatus the combination with a hopper having anoutlet and movable means for ejecting material to the outlet from thehopper, of means for supporting an inverted container above the hopper,and means operated by the actuation of the ejecting means for removingmaterial from the exposed surface of the contents of the container anddirecting the same into the hopper.

3. In dispensin apparatus the combination with means or supporting acontainer vin invertedposition, of means movable over the exposedsurface of the contents of the inverted container for removing thesurface material, and means for automatically feeding said materialremoving means into the 4. In dispensing apparatus the combination withmeans for supporting a container in an inverted position, of meansrevoluble over the ex osed surface of the contents of the invertecontainer for removing the surfaceportion of the material within thecontainer, andmeans operated by the movement of said material removingmeans for feeding the same into the container during the actuationthereof.

5. In dispensin apparatusthe combination with means or supporting acontainer in inverted position, of means mounted for rotation upon theexposed surface portion of the contents of the inverted container toremove a portion of said contents from the container, and means for]automatically feeding the revoluble means into the container during therotation thereof.

6. The combination with means for supporting an 'inverted container, anda stationary inverted stem projecting therefrom and into the container,of blades mounted for rotation on the stem and movable therealong, saidblades operating to cut away the surface portion of the exposed end ofthe contents of the container. I

7. In dispensing apparatus the combination with means for supporting acontainer 7 in an inverted position, of a blade mounted for rotationacross the exposed surface of the contents of the container, means forrotating s id blade to engage and cut off the surface portion of thecontents, and means operated by such rotation of the blade for feedingthe blade into the container.

8. In dispensing apparatus the combination with means for supporting acontainer in an inverted position, of a blade mounted for rotationacross the exposed surface of the contents of the container, means forrotating said blade to engage and cut off the Surfaceportion of thecontents, and means operated by such rotationof the blade for feedingthe blade into the container, a hopper for receiving the materialdisengaged by the blade, and means actuated by the rotation of the bladefor ejecting material from the hopper.

9. In dispensing apparatus the combination with means for supporting aninverted container, of a stationary threaded stem a blade mounted forrotation about the stem, means for rotating the blade to engage thesurface portion of the exposed part of the contents ofthe container toremove said surface portion, said stem constituting means for-feedingtheblade into the container during the rotation of the blade.

10. In a dispensing apparatus the combination with means for supportinga container in an inverted position, of a yoke mounted for rotation andadapted to project into the inverted container, a stationary threadedstem, blades slidably engaging the yoke and' inverted position above thehopper, of a crom-head, a .yoke revoluble therewith,

engaging the stern and means for rotating the yoke to revolve the bladesand to feed 15 the blades into the housing and into the invertedcontainer supported in the housing. In testimony that We claim theforegoing as our own, We have hereto affixed our signatures in thepresence of two Witnesses. 2o

JUHN R. SCALES. LGRAIN M. WVILSON.

Witnesses:

CARL E. W001), ANNETTE MCCRIGHT.

